Interweave Knitting and Crochet Magazines

Spring forward with 24 sweet knits: We take a look at interpreting seamstress touches into knitted fabric, lace wraps, and garments and subtle, fresh textures to keep you cool. Also in this issue, we explore what linen can do in some unexpected blends, and Véronik Avery shares an ultimate finishing guide with a couture-like attention to detail.
Spring forward with 24 sweet knits: We take a look at interpreting seamstress touches into knitted fabric, lace wraps, and garments and subtle, fresh textures to keep you cool. Also in this issue, we explore what linen can do in some unexpected blends, and Véronik Avery shares an ultimate finishing guide with a couture-like attention to detail.

"Warm your needles with classic sweaters and accessories: Vintage-inspired patterns and fabrics, casual weekend sweaters, and beautifully fitted jackets and pullovers."

Articles:
Shane Waltener: Sharing the Space, Changing the View
Sabrina Gschwandtner

Book Excerpt: Discovering Alpaca From The Knitter’s Book of Yarn
Clara Parkes

Real Knitters: Subway Mittens
Bethany Little

Designer Profile: Kristin Nicholas
A designer as vibrant as her knitting
Marilyn Roberts

Beyond the Basics: Set-In Sleeves: A Love Affair
Demystifying sleeve caps
Pam Allen

Interweave Knits is published four times a year for knitters who are passionate about design and knitting. Each issue is packed with original designer patterns for garments, accessories and home décor ... ranging from really simple to the more challenging patterns, traditional to contemporary, plus designer profiles, profiles of knitting around the world, and in-depth technical articles.

Interweave Knits brings you everything you need to create your own masterpieces!

Start the holiday season with inspiration for gifts and giving with your needles poised to knit up the best of Interweave Knits gifts. This special issue will feature a wide range of projects—quick and
not-so quick—to give to your family and friends, plus ideas on embellishing ready-made items. Other special features include a shopping guide to gifts for your favourite knitter, great knitterly gift wrapping ideas, and gifts that keep giving.

Fresh for spring, Interweave Crochet is full of classic, feminine designs to welcome warmer weather. Lacy tunics, simple pullovers, and lovely scarves herald the season of renewal. Plus, Doris Chan completes her introduction to shaping garments for a perfect fit, Gwen Blakley Kinsler profiles designer Kathy Merrick, Michelle Wiener explores crochet as a cottage industry, and Vickie Howell launches our new Crochet Around Town column by taking us on a crafty tour of Austin, Texas.

This winter, Interweave Crochet gets both cozy and elegant with warm and festive designs and great gift ideas. From a lacy, close-fitting cardigan to a casual alpaca pullover to a pair of sweaters for the man or boys in your life, your fingers will certainly be kept busy this winter season. Add in hats, wraps, scarves, and bags to the mix, and you might just hand-stitch most of your holiday gifts this year. Plus, Dora Ohrenstein's feature on Irish crochet is accompanied by two wraps inspired by the 19th-Century technique, we explore Carol Ventura's passion for tapestry crochet, and Doris Chan illuminates the importance of shaping garments in the first part of a two-part series.

Interweave Crochet Fall 2007.

Interweave Crochet celebrates its first quarterly issue with cozy, feminine designs for fall. With a focus on lace and detail on the one hand, and simplicity on the other, these patterns are sure to turn your mind to outfitting yourself and those you love for the cooler seasons. Also, an exploration of felting crochet crosses over into projects from wraps to bags to a car coat. Plus, Doris Chan's design MO (modus operandi) is brought to light in our designer profile, and the current resurgence of crochet is interpreted in the light of the craft's last heyday in the 1970s.

24 elegant designs featured in this edition of Interweave Crochet

Interweave Crochet Fall 2006 ~ 28 Cool Weather Essentials each with full working instructions. Lace Crochet - a fresh look. The Crocheters of Imbabazi - Rwanda - Yarn Spotlight with pattern for Elite's Wool Bamboo mix. Book Reviews + more

In this issue you'll find a transeasonal collection of projects, projects that bridge the gap between winter and spring, and that can even take you into summer and fall. You'll find a whole host of layering pieces that will work in all types of fibres. Hoodies, cardigans, and tees abound. Cotton and hemp and corn fiber—and wool! Socks and bags and hats and scarves. Projects to while away the winter days and to inspire a whole new year of knitting.

Knitscene is a celebration of the creative urge. Try a new yarn, a new technique, a new silhouette—just open the pages of knitscene and you’ll find the inspiration to make make make for months to come. Sweaters, skirts, bags, home items, jewelry, baby items, man items—we pack a ton of projects into a little magazine with a lot of style and fun. We hope you enjoy!" —Lisa Shroyer and Katie Himmelberg, editors

Sprout into Spring 2007 with 27 styles.